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Willy, one of the Butmas chiefs, explains to Florence Brunois (anthropologist) how certain plants are useful not only to humans or animals, but also to the spirits that inhabit the forest. The Laboratoire d'anthropologie sociale pays tribute to Florence …

A study published on Wednesday 11   June 2025 in the journal Nature and carried out on nearly three   million children attending school in France between 2018 and 2022, coordinated by Pr   Stanislas Dehaene and Dr.   Pauline Martinot, a physician and …

Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge Daimōn. How the gods acted in ancient Greece Greek myths speak of gods and heroes, and cities were full of shrines in which to honor them. But archaic poetry brings to light what seems to be a third type of divine power, namely …

Pierre Toubert The Administrator, the Assembly of Professors and the entire Collège de France community are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Pierre Toubert, Professor of the History of the Mediterranean West in the Middle Ages (1992-2003), who …

Peter Sloterdijk A new episode of Arte's documentary series Les grands entretiens avec Peter Sloterdijk , co-produced with the Collège de France, is available online at arte.tv from Friday June 6, 2025. Peter Sloterdijk, guest professor at the The …

To mark the publication of the book La Ville du futur (The City of the Future) , the Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme is organizing a meeting with Philippe Sansonetti and Patrick Boucheron on June 26, 2025 at 6 pm   30 as part of an evening …

Every two weeks, a current scientific topic is explored by a researcher from the Collège de France. Sarah Joiret How did the Earth form ? What processes shaped the other planets ? Exploring the dynamics of the Solar System aims to answer these questions. …

Lecture by Prof. Thomas Römer, June 5, 2025 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Narbo Via Museum, Narbonne. Bas-relief depicting 2 rows of superimposed containers. 1st century A.D. In his work on the texts of the Hebrew Bible, Thomas Römer uses archaeology to …

Étienne-Émile Baulieu The Administrator, the Board of Professors and the entire Collège de France community are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Étienne-Émile Baulieu, Professor Emeritus at the Collège de France, holder of the Chair in Foundations …

M. l'abbé Grégoire : parish priest of Emberménil, deputy of Nancy to the National Assembly. 1790-1792. BnF, Department of Prints and Photography. Gabriel Darriulat, specialist in political philosophy in the Age of Enlightenment, is organizing a study day …

ASMi, MMD arrotolate, 0035, Corso del Po con alluvioni presso Sannazzaro, 1623. On Wednesday June 4, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Collège de France, Patrick Boucheron and Louise Gentil are organizing a day of round-table discussions in the …

At the Collège de France, lectures are open to all, with no conditions of access or prior registration, subject to availability. Major events Inheriting the future As part of its commitment to a shared sustainable future, the Collège de France is …

True to its original mission, Avenir Commun Durable has been funding research programs at the Collège de France for several years now. Launched by several of the institution's professors, the initiative brings together researchers from a wide range of …

Clouds of toxic foam on the water surface, caused by pollutants such as PFAS discharged by factories. True to its original mission, Avenir Commun Durable has been funding research programs at the Collège de France for several years now. Launched by …

Wajdi Mouawad L'Ombre en soi qui écrit An intimate, sensitive and resolutely political book about the power of writing and poetry in the face of the violence of reality. " Ulysses, hero that he is, asks to be tied to the ship's mast to resist the sirens' …

Peter Sloterdijk The Continent without qualities Inhabited by half a billion people, a coveted refuge for countless migrants, Europe has been searching since the end of the Second World War for a new definition for itself and its peoples. In the form of …

Stéphanie Lacour Neurotechnology for new therapies Neurotechnology is an emerging interdisciplinary field that combines neuroscience and new technologies to explore, understand and manipulate the nervous system. This discipline offers vast possibilities …

Left : Pierre Boulez ©Collège de France. Right : Pierre Boulez with, from left to right, Didier Arditti, Andrew Gerzso and Giuseppe di Giugno working with the electroacoustic device for Répons à l'Espace de projection (1980) ©Fabien Chalhoub. To mark the …

Appointed holder of the Migrations and Societies chair , Prof. François Héran delivered his opening lecture on Thursday, April 5, 2018. Over the next seven years, his lectures explored the political uses of immigration, articulating demographic and …

Das Licht und die Schärfen Naama Friedman has been invited by the assembly of the Collège de France at the suggestion of Profs Stanislas Dehaene & Luigi Rizzi . In May and June 2025, she will give a series of four lectures in English. Download program …

Pierre Briant In the footsteps of the empire of the Great Kings. A historiographical survey (1931-2023) More extensive than the Roman Empire ever was, the Achaemenid Empire, born in the middle of the 6th   century and overthrown by Alexander and his …

The precious art collection of the Byzantine Library of the Collège de France includes a vast array of remarkable works: ancient manuscripts and prints (Greek, Coptic, Ethiopian, Arabic, Russian and Armenian), Coptic fabrics and Greek and Russian icons, …

On Friday 23rd   may 2025, starting at 19   hours, the Collège de France will be present at the Nuit des idées at the Quai d'Orsay. The Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs will open its doors for an exceptional edition of the Nuit des idées (Night of …